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Women at work: Building Basics for women volunteers
Lowe’s How-To Clinics prepare Habitat volunteers for Women Build event
Kalamazoo, MI— Habitat for Humanity International’s Women Build project is coming to Kalamazoo this spring
to build a home in partnership with a local Kalamazoo family. To help volunteers get a jump-start on their building
skills, Lowe’s, underwriter of Women Build, is hosting How-To clinics, March 20-April 24, at its Portage store.
The Women Build program brings women from all walks of life together to learn construction skills and then use those skills to be
part of the solution to poverty housing. This May, local women volunteers here will add to the more than 1,500 Habitat for Humanity
houses built by women throughout the United States and in dozens of other countries as part of the Women Build program.
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity received a $5,000 grant from Lowe’s for the upcoming Women Build. Lowe’s awarded grants
to just 200 U.S. affiliates.
Women Build How-to clinics are open to women who are interested in volunteering for the local Women Build. Each clinic is limited to
10 participants. There is no cost to enroll and Lowe’s will provide the supplies. Each of the six clinics, led by Lowe’s store
employees, will teach women volunteers home construction basics and offer opportunities to practice new skills. Women will also
learn tool safety tips and build the confidence they will need on the build site. Volunteers will have an opportunity to use their skills on
a Women Build planned with Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity in May.
The free clinics will take place on Saturday mornings, from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., at Lowe’s, 5108 S. Westnedge Avenue, Portage on
the following dates:
How to Safely Use Hand and Power Tools March 20
How to Frame for Walls and Roofs March 27
How to Install Exterior Siding April 3
How to Install Roofing Shingles April 10
How to Install Insulation and Drywall April 17
How to Finish Interior with Paint and Trim April 24
To register for a clinic, or volunteer for the Women Build, May 4-9, contact Sonja Roseman at Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity,
(269) 344-2443, ext. 204, or email: vc@habitatkalamazoo.org.
About Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity (KVHH) builds eight homes each year in greater Kalamazoo. KVHH began in 1983 and is one
of more than 1,700 affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International. There are Habitat affiliates in all 50 U.S. states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 100 other countries. For more information about how you can help build or buy a Habitat home,
contact the KVHH office at (269) 344-2443 or visit the KVHH website: www.habitatkalamazoo.org.
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s is a proud supporter of Habitat for Humanity International, American Red Cross, SkillsUSA/SkillsCanada, and The Nature
Conservancy, in addition to numerous non[profit organizations and programs that help communities in North America. In 2009, Lowe’
s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support community and
education projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Lowe’s also encourages volunteerism through the Lowe’s Heroes
program, a company-wide employee volunteer initiative. Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 50 company with fiscal year 2009 sales of $47.2
billion and has more than 1,200 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit Lowes.com/community.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of
eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built more than 350,000 houses worldwide, providing simple,
decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.75 million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org.
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Posted March 10, 2010
Lowe’s How-To Clinics prepare Habitat volunteers for Women Build event
Kalamazoo, MI— Habitat for Humanity International’s Women Build project is coming to Kalamazoo this spring
to build a home in partnership with a local Kalamazoo family. To help volunteers get a jump-start on their building
skills, Lowe’s, underwriter of Women Build, is hosting How-To clinics, March 20-April 24, at its Portage store.
The Women Build program brings women from all walks of life together to learn construction skills and then use those skills to be
part of the solution to poverty housing. This May, local women volunteers here will add to the more than 1,500 Habitat for Humanity
houses built by women throughout the United States and in dozens of other countries as part of the Women Build program.
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity received a $5,000 grant from Lowe’s for the upcoming Women Build. Lowe’s awarded grants
to just 200 U.S. affiliates.
Women Build How-to clinics are open to women who are interested in volunteering for the local Women Build. Each clinic is limited to
10 participants. There is no cost to enroll and Lowe’s will provide the supplies. Each of the six clinics, led by Lowe’s store
employees, will teach women volunteers home construction basics and offer opportunities to practice new skills. Women will also
learn tool safety tips and build the confidence they will need on the build site. Volunteers will have an opportunity to use their skills on
a Women Build planned with Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity in May.
The free clinics will take place on Saturday mornings, from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., at Lowe’s, 5108 S. Westnedge Avenue, Portage on
the following dates:
How to Safely Use Hand and Power Tools March 20
How to Frame for Walls and Roofs March 27
How to Install Exterior Siding April 3
How to Install Roofing Shingles April 10
How to Install Insulation and Drywall April 17
How to Finish Interior with Paint and Trim April 24
To register for a clinic, or volunteer for the Women Build, May 4-9, contact Sonja Roseman at Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity,
(269) 344-2443, ext. 204, or email: vc@habitatkalamazoo.org.
About Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity
Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity (KVHH) builds eight homes each year in greater Kalamazoo. KVHH began in 1983 and is one
of more than 1,700 affiliates of Habitat for Humanity International. There are Habitat affiliates in all 50 U.S. states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 100 other countries. For more information about how you can help build or buy a Habitat home,
contact the KVHH office at (269) 344-2443 or visit the KVHH website: www.habitatkalamazoo.org.
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s is a proud supporter of Habitat for Humanity International, American Red Cross, SkillsUSA/SkillsCanada, and The Nature
Conservancy, in addition to numerous non[profit organizations and programs that help communities in North America. In 2009, Lowe’
s and the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation together contributed more than $30 million to support community and
education projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Lowe’s also encourages volunteerism through the Lowe’s Heroes
program, a company-wide employee volunteer initiative. Lowe’s is a FORTUNE® 50 company with fiscal year 2009 sales of $47.2
billion and has more than 1,200 stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit Lowes.com/community.
About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of
eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built more than 350,000 houses worldwide, providing simple,
decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.75 million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org.
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Posted March 10, 2010
